The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-06

sassin and it is reported killed him on the
spot. The second assassin tried TO escape,
but was arrested. He proved to be an
officer of the army"
THE British parliament adjourned Satur-
day morning at three, after eleven hours SEES
sion. When the government had got vote
admitting the coercion bill, Gladstone and
Morley arose and left the house, followed by
the liberals and Paruellites. This unusual
proceeding to express disapproval is ex-
pected to be followed by suspension of the
whole crowd. The event is considered of
Importance.
A NOVEL and exceedingly interesting en-
tertainment was that at the Boston Museum,
Thursday, when readings were given by
authors in aid of the Longfelow memorial.
Among those who read selections from their
own works were James Russell Lowell,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Edward Everett
Hale, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Will
lam ID. Howells, Thomas Bailey Aldrich,
George William Curtis Julia Ward Howe
and Samuel L. Clemens.
LATE Washington items: John NJ. Palmer
of Illinois is talked of for minister to Aus
tria. 60 Senator Morrill, has just returned
from Florida, and looks and feels better
than for years past. He found Florida cold
but enjoyed his trip very much - 1t is
noted as a curious fact that when the inter-
state railway commissioners met here, last
week, all the members except Mr.. Morrison
who was in the city. had Travelled on free
passes over the railroads bringing them
from their homes.
THE Cincinnati newspapers appeared Fri
day without the customary column giving
the time of the arrival and departure of the
trains This is in accordance with the prop
ositon made by the newspapers jointly, in
view of the stoppage of passes, to stop the
free publication of matter for the benefit of
the roads, but to accept tickets in payment
for all advertising. The railroads replied
accepting the proposition for the advertise
ments which they should order, and init
mating that the daily publication of the
timetables should not be regarded as an
advertisement
II. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly report of April
2 says: "The opinion grows that the inter
state act will help the railroads rather than
commerce. Many features are pointed out
in which it seems to have been framed ex-
pressy for their interests. Its evident tend
enCy is to calfse lower charges on local
traffic, which is the smaller, and higher
charges on the long through traffic, which
for important roads is the larger. 1t cuts off
many rebates, passes, special rates to COM
mercial travellers, agents and attendants of
freight and this alone will largely increase
the aggregate cost of transportation to the
commercial world"
Hon. JAMES G.. BLAINE, who left New
York city for a trip to the Indian Territory
and Colorado last week, was greeted by a
large crowd at indianapolis. AT Teire Haute,
Ind, no effort had been made to give him a
reception, yet there were four or five hum
bred people at the depot The crowd sur
rounded Blaine's carriage and began to call
Blaine" Blaine appeared and was re-
ceived with cheers. He said: Gentlemen,
it gives me pleasure to see you all here l
am on an entirely personal journey and
simply desire to express my thanks for the
courtesy of this call" In st. Louis he was
escorted to the Merchants Exchange and
introduced to the audience of nearly two
thousand people, who crowded the immense
room. He was greeted with great applause
and made fve-minutes' speech, in which
he alluded favorably to the Mississippi river
as a means of transportion of great magni-
tude and the great commercial Importance
of the Louisiana purchase by Thomas Jeffer-
son, and said the merchants ought to erect
a suitable statue to that great statesman.